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so that's what's coming into new york city. rick described what the weather first alert forecasters locally have been fathering all day long and that is that at some point in a matter of minutes, not hours, water will rise from here to here. that's a sturgeon. it happens very quickly and the fear is that this afternoon, first map, please, it's going to happen in new york city. high tide around -- this is new york city lower manhattan, all these yellow areas are mandatory evacuation areas. all over this island. next map and you will see that it's really all over the five burrows of new york city. brooklyn, staten island, the lower end of manhattan, queens and all along these beaches. all mandatory evacuations. a sturgeon is on the way. next map. it's going to come right up through the center of all of this. it's gonna batter into new york city. this is fire irelandal island "island. a storm that cut a government cut a long time ago. dude road in the hamptons, all of this expected to get a sturgeon somewhere between 6 feet and 11
so that's what's coming into new york city. rick described what the weather first alert forecasters locally have been fathering all day long and that is that at some point in a matter of minutes, not hours, water will rise from here to here. that's a sturgeon. it happens very quickly and the fear is that this afternoon, first map, please, it's going to happen in new york city. high tide around -- this is new york city lower manhattan, all these yellow areas are mandatory evacuation areas. all...
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new york city is on lockdown. th, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. . ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet...
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>> robert bazell, bellevue hospital, speaking of new york city, new york city has now been cleaved into two cities, one half of it without power, the other half going on as if there is no crisis. nbc's ann thompson has the tale of two new yorks tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, i'm up at the rare bar and grill where there is power. and behind me you can see the bright lights of the island of manhattan and the famous skyline, but if you look over here you will see that more than a quarter million people are in total darkness for the third straight night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in new york, have's and have not's are divided with power, those that have strips to share, and those that don't. there is the buzz of living in the dark, and with little mass transit. >> with five buses to get to downtown brooklyn, walked across the brooklyn bridge, i work there, i just wanted to see what was going on. >> this station had water filled half at the moment, but with more. >> reporter: with subways still under water, some took to two wheels. >> it is cut in half at 40th. >
>> robert bazell, bellevue hospital, speaking of new york city, new york city has now been cleaved into two cities, one half of it without power, the other half going on as if there is no crisis. nbc's ann thompson has the tale of two new yorks tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, i'm up at the rare bar and grill where there is power. and behind me you can see the bright lights of the island of manhattan and the famous skyline, but if you look over here you will...
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and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built u
and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers...
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effects on new york city. we continue our live coverage of sandy now classified as a post tropical cyclone by the national hurricane center. that doesn't mean the storm is any less dangerous. officials making that change only because sandy is now, quote, devoid of thunderstorms near the center. just after 8:00 p.m., hurricane sandy then, merging with what was once, two cold-weather systems made landfall in southern new jersey near atlantic city. sandy is still packing maximum wind gusts around 80 miles an hour and brought an historic storm surge with it. river flooding in lower manhattan has reached more than 13 feet and officials have now cut power to large parts of lower manhattan. in the west village of manhattan, a building partially collapsed amid the high winds. the top two floors completely exposed to the elements. as the storm approached, high winds caused a crane to collapse, 74 floors up a top a highrise in midtown manhattan. forecasters say the gusty winds that high at that time could have reached 9
effects on new york city. we continue our live coverage of sandy now classified as a post tropical cyclone by the national hurricane center. that doesn't mean the storm is any less dangerous. officials making that change only because sandy is now, quote, devoid of thunderstorms near the center. just after 8:00 p.m., hurricane sandy then, merging with what was once, two cold-weather systems made landfall in southern new jersey near atlantic city. sandy is still packing maximum wind gusts around...
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they are pulling the cabs in from the new york city streets. the city is absolutely desolate, and now, by order. there is this drama unfolding, on 57th street, in mid-town manhattan, underneath what is still under construction, the tallest apartment building in the city, there it was, captured on video in the winds today. a construction crane, free-standing, doubling over on itself. it has been swinging back and forth. and we're talking about gusts tonight around in the neighborhood of 80 miles an hour with this storm. rehema ellis on scene as she has been for us all evening in mid-town. >> reporter: brian it is dangerous out here, now even more so. and the pictures we showed you moments ago of the crane where it was pointed south. that wind, that powerful wind has now pointed this thing and moved it. it is moving southwest, and makes this situation out here all the more uncomfortable. the crane up top a one and a half billion luxury apartment building that is under construction, and is up over 50, 60, 70 stories high. and we don't know what is
they are pulling the cabs in from the new york city streets. the city is absolutely desolate, and now, by order. there is this drama unfolding, on 57th street, in mid-town manhattan, underneath what is still under construction, the tallest apartment building in the city, there it was, captured on video in the winds today. a construction crane, free-standing, doubling over on itself. it has been swinging back and forth. and we're talking about gusts tonight around in the neighborhood of 80 miles...
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you mentioned new york city. let's talk about new york state. and we read the advisory from the wire just a moment ago, said the president of the united states declared a state of emergency for new york state before the storm even hit. you said that is a big deal. and the reason i'm interested, i think about it i have a friend in new york who just texted me and said, don, stop scaring me, i'm watching you, stop scaring me, you know, a light hearted way. i'm not trying to scare you and i am in a way, i want people to be safe. this is serious. >> that is the number one function of government to secure the people. people need to understand the purpose prepare them to respond. the other thing the president's declaration does, it helped authorize the payment of the national guard through a concept called title xxxii. the next 24 hours or so the secretary of defense, allowing with the white house and people in congress they will come up with the money for the troops to be mobilized under title xxxii. then they can bring all the national guard they nee
you mentioned new york city. let's talk about new york state. and we read the advisory from the wire just a moment ago, said the president of the united states declared a state of emergency for new york state before the storm even hit. you said that is a big deal. and the reason i'm interested, i think about it i have a friend in new york who just texted me and said, don, stop scaring me, i'm watching you, stop scaring me, you know, a light hearted way. i'm not trying to scare you and i am in a...
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york city making, you think of new york city and the entire east coast, these big sky high line, just big, big buildings just along here. that's all a real problem for 77 mile per hour winds. blowing things off the buildings. in this area, you don't need to be walking around because debris will flying, not just trees, but big chunks of construction debris could easily be flying through this area. now, let's talk about the other travel problems. power outages and trees down and water moving onshore. some of that water, three feet above where the water is in new york harbor right now. if that water gets in, problems with flooding in subway systems, new york city is definitely aware of this. boarding up homes and buildings. >> i'm really nervous about this. i'm cooking. i'm thinking that we're not going to eat for the next six days. >> catch basins to help drain flood waters. >> this is a dangerous storm. if it stretened unexpectly or change its expected path it could do a lot of damage and you could be at risk. >> reporter: new york city transit officials are preparing for a possible sh
york city making, you think of new york city and the entire east coast, these big sky high line, just big, big buildings just along here. that's all a real problem for 77 mile per hour winds. blowing things off the buildings. in this area, you don't need to be walking around because debris will flying, not just trees, but big chunks of construction debris could easily be flying through this area. now, let's talk about the other travel problems. power outages and trees down and water moving...
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i wouldn't count on the new york city airports opening up today. hopefully they can as we go throughout wednesday. if you're flying in the east today, especially the northeast, you'll be lucky to get there. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. >>> we're going to continue to watch the weak system moving through the northwest with a chance of showers out there. flagstaff, arizona, will have a nice day. southern california looks good, too. san diego right around 75. >>> we'll take another look at what the latest is with sandy coming up. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> one of the many heartbreaking stories associated with this storm, the backup generator at a major new york city hospital failed, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of patients. >>> as the sun comes up on this tuesday, we'll have a much better indication of just how much destruction sandy caused along the atlantic coast and inland. you're watching "early to dash which. . >>> residents all across the northeast this morning
i wouldn't count on the new york city airports opening up today. hopefully they can as we go throughout wednesday. if you're flying in the east today, especially the northeast, you'll be lucky to get there. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. >>> we're going to continue to watch the weak system moving through the northwest with a chance of showers out there. flagstaff, arizona, will have a nice day. southern california looks...
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that's what we do in new york city. >> reporter: a bit of encouraging news coming from new york city's mayor michael bloomberg. what's happening there some people hopping over the fence trying to take a shortcut to get on the queens borough bridge. news coming from michael bloomberg within the next 24 hours, we will see some limited restoration of service on some of the trains. also limited subway service will resume. that will be starting tomorrow morning. also another point that the mayor wanted to make and that has to do with cars trying to come into the city tomorrow, this is only for noncommercial traffic, wolf, coming into the city on all crossings you have to have at least three people in your car on all crossings with the exception of the george washington bridge. again, this is what he's trying to do to alleviate the traffic congestion here in the city of manhattan as they try to recover from hurricane sandy. >> standby for a moment. i want chad myers to participate in this conversation with you as well, jason. chad, go ahead. >> the mta map of what's open tomorrow morning and
that's what we do in new york city. >> reporter: a bit of encouraging news coming from new york city's mayor michael bloomberg. what's happening there some people hopping over the fence trying to take a shortcut to get on the queens borough bridge. news coming from michael bloomberg within the next 24 hours, we will see some limited restoration of service on some of the trains. also limited subway service will resume. that will be starting tomorrow morning. also another point that the...
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york city and new jersey. new jersey towns flooded by the broken town by the levee. officials say four-five feet of the water is flooding in the manaki, fer yecarstad. chief of staff to the bergen county. this area is in your jurisdiction . when did the breach take place. >> midnight to o'clock a.m.. we have been on the scene since 2:30 in the teeterboro airport in bergen county. >> steve: the three towns affected, where were the lev levvs? were they on a major river or small. >> hackensack river and we are not sure if it was a breach of the levee or we are seeing tides that are so high and the water is coming up, and coming up. but it devastated those town in about 30 minutes. they had five-eight feet of water on the streets. >> gretchen: were these towns in zone a. were people already evacuated? >> it just came upon them. of the areas will get flooding, but not this of devastating with such devastation and no warning. >> brian: what do the people need? >> we are in rescue mode right now. we are talking upwar
york city and new jersey. new jersey towns flooded by the broken town by the levee. officials say four-five feet of the water is flooding in the manaki, fer yecarstad. chief of staff to the bergen county. this area is in your jurisdiction . when did the breach take place. >> midnight to o'clock a.m.. we have been on the scene since 2:30 in the teeterboro airport in bergen county. >> steve: the three towns affected, where were the lev levvs? were they on a major river or small....
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it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected. and the surge wasn't really here, but if you look inland where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were affected by that storm, it was a terrible storm. it just wasn't for the big population center of new york city, and this one, the hurricane center says will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, new york city is one of them with the storm surge, with the high winds, with the flooding rain. they say they think this thing will really affect it and i'm going to believe them and i'll just everybody to be prepared. >> all right. better safe than sorry. all right, sam champion, thank you. and one of the biggest worries ahead of this monster storm is the potential for massive power outages. officials are warning those outages could last for more than a week. crews are already in crisis mode working overtime doing their best to keep the lights on. abc's david kerley has more from rehoboth beach, delaware. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning,
it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected. and the surge wasn't really here, but if you look inland where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were affected by that storm, it was a terrible storm. it just wasn't for the big population center of new york city, and this one, the hurricane center says will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, new york city is one of them with the storm surge, with the high winds, with the flooding...
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. >> breaking overnight, new power outages in new york city, where hundreds of thousands remain in the dark. and where subways and a major airport are still underwater. but a new day brings promising, new developments. >>> baring the brunt. new jersey shore towns tore apart by sandy. and inland, rescuers continue to save trapped residents. >>> and a little levity overnight. the late-night comics make their return. >>> good morning on this halloween, a holiday in name only today for so many in the wake of sandy. >> let's start with the latest this morning. more than 8 million folks in areas affected by sandy are now without power. >> also, stock markets are reopening today after their two-day unscheduled stop for the storm. meanwhile, jfk and newark airports are also reopening with limited service today. but new york's la guardia airport, looked more like a lake than an airport right now. that remains closed. also, president obama will visit hard-hit areas of new jersey today, touring the areas with governor christie. >> here in new york, most of lower manhattan remains without power th
. >> breaking overnight, new power outages in new york city, where hundreds of thousands remain in the dark. and where subways and a major airport are still underwater. but a new day brings promising, new developments. >>> baring the brunt. new jersey shore towns tore apart by sandy. and inland, rescuers continue to save trapped residents. >>> and a little levity overnight. the late-night comics make their return. >>> good morning on this halloween, a holiday in...
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york city area, that's bad news, possibly the worst case scenario for the new york city area, and as far as storm surge goes because they're going to be on the northern end of the storm and you'll get the on shore flow from the wind pushing water into long island sound and also the new york harbor so we can see a rising water level by at much as 11 feet, harris. >> harris: wow and so people know it's not just a pure along the water event i'm reading alert on the associated press wires coming, maria, that the snowfall is very thick in west virginia, a portion of this storm, the superstorm now is pushing several potential feet of snow into that area. >> yes, i'm very happy you brought that up because we do also have blizzard warnings that were issued just about two hours ago by the national weather service across parts of the state of west virginia, because like you mentioned two feet of snow possible and you have to factor in the poor visibility, cold temperatures and power outages that will be possible with this storm and that's going to be possible through wednesday morning, out the
york city area, that's bad news, possibly the worst case scenario for the new york city area, and as far as storm surge goes because they're going to be on the northern end of the storm and you'll get the on shore flow from the wind pushing water into long island sound and also the new york harbor so we can see a rising water level by at much as 11 feet, harris. >> harris: wow and so people know it's not just a pure along the water event i'm reading alert on the associated press wires...
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even new york city gusting to 40 miles per hour. usually when you get up to about 50 is when you'll start seeing the trees come down. the heavy rain could cause some problems with flooding. i think the worst part of the rain will be loosening of the soil and the trees will come down. the heavy rainfall amounts as much as seven to eight inches and maybe as high as ten through the del marva region. the worst damage late this afternoon and this evening, veronica from sandy. >> unbelievable. snow, wind, rain, flooding, unbelievable. >>> much of southern new york from manhattan to long island will feel the biggest impact. right now we go to tracie strahan of wnbc in rockaway beach this morning. >> reporter: veronica, conditions here continue to deteriorate. it's hard to believe that this is only the beginning of sandy's fury here in the rockaways. we want to show you what's happening right now. the ocean waves, at first they were kissing the sand barrier that had been built up, now they are crashing over it, coming underneath the boardwa
even new york city gusting to 40 miles per hour. usually when you get up to about 50 is when you'll start seeing the trees come down. the heavy rain could cause some problems with flooding. i think the worst part of the rain will be loosening of the soil and the trees will come down. the heavy rainfall amounts as much as seven to eight inches and maybe as high as ten through the del marva region. the worst damage late this afternoon and this evening, veronica from sandy. >> unbelievable....
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this is the largest power outage in new york city history. and they had talked about being able to start to get some power back on potentially very early this morning but we've also heard reports it could be days and even longer so we're going to see some major impact from that here in manhattan and up and down the coast, again, the latest number, 7.1 million people who are without power. but that's just what we know tonight. that's just what's been reported. we also know that some of these high winds are moving into the midwest and there are lots of places there from indiana to ohio that are seeing power outages, as well. one of the things that we're watching, also that continuing dangerous situation in midtown manhattan where a crane has been dangling. high gust of wind seemed to look like it was going to topple and there were some things that actually were falling off that 74-story building. we are keeping our eye on that. we're going to take a break but throughout this morning as we continue to move forward meteorologist bill karins is he
this is the largest power outage in new york city history. and they had talked about being able to start to get some power back on potentially very early this morning but we've also heard reports it could be days and even longer so we're going to see some major impact from that here in manhattan and up and down the coast, again, the latest number, 7.1 million people who are without power. but that's just what we know tonight. that's just what's been reported. we also know that some of these...
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>>guest: is the new york city you remember. it is the new york city you remember today. because it is made up of new yorkers. >>reporter: with working subways. >>guest: well, the new york subway system...the buses have started running this evening limited and will run full service tomorrow. subways will come back in the in few days but the subways don't make new york, new york. >>reporter: i should add, some good news we are told that when the buses are up and running today and tomorrow, they are going to be free. >>shepard: a lot of questions about the power grid in lower manhattan and whether they can supply power to the stock exchange. he clearly cannot hear me. another point of interest, this storm clearly is not gone. the storm is nut gone and over west virginia, it will loop not other view in a moment. over west virginia they are getting a snowstorm and in many areas they could get more than 1' and in some areas 2' of snow, and western pennsylvania and all through here. we showed you maps yesterday of what the meteorologist thought would happen in different places
>>guest: is the new york city you remember. it is the new york city you remember today. because it is made up of new yorkers. >>reporter: with working subways. >>guest: well, the new york subway system...the buses have started running this evening limited and will run full service tomorrow. subways will come back in the in few days but the subways don't make new york, new york. >>reporter: i should add, some good news we are told that when the buses are up and running...
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to philadelphia and new york city. 7200 flights canceled. that's a crazy number. it will probably increase as we have to watch flights being canceled into tuesday even. may not be until wednesday that some of the airports get up to full operation. because of all of this, you can assume airlines will help people. change fees have been dropped. if you can't fly, a lot of people want to go on the train. we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the storm getting out of harm's way and doing their typical rounds. this is what it looks like this morning. early in the morning, you wouldn't be expecting a lot
to philadelphia and new york city. 7200 flights canceled. that's a crazy number. it will probably increase as we have to watch flights being canceled into tuesday even. may not be until wednesday that some of the airports get up to full operation. because of all of this, you can assume airlines will help people. change fees have been dropped. if you can't fly, a lot of people want to go on the train. we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is...
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a live shot from new york city. manhattan as a matter of fact. as you look, you can see the empire state building, and this is the an installation across the street. and it is in columbus circle across from our building in the time warner building, and central park on the other side. that is columbus circle, and you ski the traffic moving and people and things are moving around there, but you know what, the major said take warning and take heed, because we will shut off all of the mass transit systems, and buses, and everything is gone as far as mass transit systems. there is the monster making the way to the shore. there are so many threats with the storm surge, high tide and a foot of rain and 75 mile an h-mr winds and three feet of snow up in the mountains of virginia. how do you prepare for all of that? well, there he is. nickname category 5 general. is that your nickname russel honore. >> well, that is one of them. >> well, you know what is good about this, and i feel and i hope because we are on the air early about this telling people what
a live shot from new york city. manhattan as a matter of fact. as you look, you can see the empire state building, and this is the an installation across the street. and it is in columbus circle across from our building in the time warner building, and central park on the other side. that is columbus circle, and you ski the traffic moving and people and things are moving around there, but you know what, the major said take warning and take heed, because we will shut off all of the mass transit...
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the new york city uhl system will be closed again tomorrow. i do not think that comes as a surprise for many. some of the tunnels have been closed. the brooklyn battery tunnel, the holland tunnel have been closed. dagen: also confirming what we were reporting earlier that that major artery on the east side of manhattan, the fdr drive is fundamentally closed because of flooding. there is as much flooding on that roadway, critical roadway for manhattan, as happened during hurricane irene. you can see, that is the highlighted area of the fdr drive. that really illustrates, you only have two ways to get around the perimeter of manhattan on the west side, it would be the westside highway on the east side. the side that touches queens and brooklyn. dagen: they are very worried about the storm surge, especially later on today. let's go back to art lover and the former reagan advisor. you think they will come out with a report on friday? >> i do. i do not think it will be very good for the president. in fact, the only reason the unemployment rate has
the new york city uhl system will be closed again tomorrow. i do not think that comes as a surprise for many. some of the tunnels have been closed. the brooklyn battery tunnel, the holland tunnel have been closed. dagen: also confirming what we were reporting earlier that that major artery on the east side of manhattan, the fdr drive is fundamentally closed because of flooding. there is as much flooding on that roadway, critical roadway for manhattan, as happened during hurricane irene. you can...
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parts of new york city as we head southward across new jersey. they have been dealing with wind gusts in the 30 mile per hour range and also had reports of wind gusts exceeding 30 miles an hour. baltimore over 20 mile per hour winds. land fall through the state of new jersey as we head into later tonight. it is forecast to make a transition from a tropical system to hurricane to more of a nor' easter regardless of what the classification of sandy is 111 coastal flooding and heavy snow on the back end of this system. we are dealing with sandy for days. take a look at the forecast track. tuesday 8:00 a.m. a little further inland and forecast recur back out into portions of new england over the next several days. the center of it moving over n central portions of new jersey creates new york city farce storm surge. that's why we are forecasting the storm surge east of manhattan we are talking about significant flooding out there. also a huge storm standing about 800 miles. we are talking about water across areas further away from the new york city ar
parts of new york city as we head southward across new jersey. they have been dealing with wind gusts in the 30 mile per hour range and also had reports of wind gusts exceeding 30 miles an hour. baltimore over 20 mile per hour winds. land fall through the state of new jersey as we head into later tonight. it is forecast to make a transition from a tropical system to hurricane to more of a nor' easter regardless of what the classification of sandy is 111 coastal flooding and heavy snow on the...
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i'm worried about getting here. >> we'll be here in new york city. >> we're anxious in new york city. >> we will be here. >> it's going to be something that will provide a lot of anxiety. the president -- president obama's statement on hurricane sandy will be coming up later this morning at 9:45. hurricane coverage continues tonight on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. your local news is next. we'll have extended coverage of what's happening around the east coast. this is a storm that has >>> this is a cbs 5 eyewitness news morning update. >> good morning everyone. 8:55. i'm michelle griego with your cbs 5 headlines. the approach of hurricane sandy on the east coast is having an impact in the bay area. at sfo all flights departing and arriving from 6 major eastern airports have been canceled for the next 48 hours. customers are advised to check flight status well ahead of time and don't go to the airport if it is canceled. bay area teachers are taking to the trains today in support of prop 30. the california back on track campaign will last throughout the day. teachers plan to
i'm worried about getting here. >> we'll be here in new york city. >> we're anxious in new york city. >> we will be here. >> it's going to be something that will provide a lot of anxiety. the president -- president obama's statement on hurricane sandy will be coming up later this morning at 9:45. hurricane coverage continues tonight on the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. your local news is next. we'll have extended coverage of what's happening around the...
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from new york city. problems still with some of the tunnels and the electrical service in -- on those lines. limited train service going to restart tomorrow for the long island railroad and metro north, which runs in to the northern new york city suburbs. >>> tyler, down here at the floor of the new york stock exchange it's been a big day here, quite clearly. the market is now open after being forced to shut down for two full days. in fact, mayor bloomberg, such was the symbolism, took time off to kick things off today by ringing the opening bell. so far, so good. everything's gone recently smoothly. we have some connectivity problems for some of the traders. we're in slightly negative territory but it is the symbolism that is everything for most people today. john liu is the controller of new york city. he's just toured lower manhattan and he joins us very kindly here on the floor of the new york stock exchange. welcome. a big day for us. >> good to see you again, simon. >> what did you see outside? wha
from new york city. problems still with some of the tunnels and the electrical service in -- on those lines. limited train service going to restart tomorrow for the long island railroad and metro north, which runs in to the northern new york city suburbs. >>> tyler, down here at the floor of the new york stock exchange it's been a big day here, quite clearly. the market is now open after being forced to shut down for two full days. in fact, mayor bloomberg, such was the symbolism, took...
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>>> we begin with breaking news out of new york city this morning. first flood, then fire for a neighborhood in queens where flames destroyed at least 50 homes overnight. these are just some of the amazing pictures. new this morning as we track the path of superstorm sandy. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley, good morning, everybody. let's get you right to the latest on that storm. at least 16 people are dead as sandy continues to make its assault on the northeast. that storm simply slamming the coast with a 13-foot surge of sea water in new york city, causing flooding and power failures everywhere. electricity out for millions of customers up and down that coast. nbc's daniel lee has new pictures and video from superstorm sandy and the impact on the entire east coast. >> reporter: across the northeast, violent waves toppled over sea walls, threatening coastal communities. sandy sent a record 13-foot storm surge into new york city flooding tunnels, subways and streets. >> this is a once in a long time storm. the surge is ver
>>> we begin with breaking news out of new york city this morning. first flood, then fire for a neighborhood in queens where flames destroyed at least 50 homes overnight. these are just some of the amazing pictures. new this morning as we track the path of superstorm sandy. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley, good morning, everybody. let's get you right to the latest on that storm. at least 16 people are dead as sandy continues to make its assault on the...
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much more than water damage in new york city. there was a devastating fire on the rockaway peninsula where much of the neighborhood burned down early tuesday morning. that fire left more than 100 homes destroyed. michelle miller is in breezy point queens with that story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. not a single building on breezy point was left unscathed. the storm surge rolled in and washed out everything. but what is still so hard for residents here to fathom is how after -- or how in five feet of rushing water and rain fire could do this to home after home? and block after block on this barrier island. it's the wake up call no one wants to recee. a six alarm fire that tor through the tiny beach town of breezy point. volunteer firefighter danny rushed to the scene. his brother's house was fully engulfed. both were among the 200 firefighters called into battle as the wind whipped flames jumped from house to house. >> everything was on fire. flames were 50 feet up in the air. just taking everything o
much more than water damage in new york city. there was a devastating fire on the rockaway peninsula where much of the neighborhood burned down early tuesday morning. that fire left more than 100 homes destroyed. michelle miller is in breezy point queens with that story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. not a single building on breezy point was left unscathed. the storm surge rolled in and washed out everything. but what is still so hard for residents here to...
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scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to come in with hurricane sandy. we don't want to be anywhere near it. i can tell you now that manhattan, crossroads of the world, sun creasingly now becoming an island because within the next couple of hours, the major bridge misand out of new york city, george washington bridge, other bridges in this area, will be closing down and the issue on that front is the winds. i want to show you video shot, just a few moments ago of one world trade center. people tower. these are the tallest construction cranes in new york city. the port authority of new york and new jersey says that these cranes are okay. i can tell new the short time since we shot that video, and now, the -- one world trade cen
scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to come in with hurricane sandy. we don't want to be anywhere near it. i can tell you now that manhattan, crossroads of the world, sun creasingly...
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on monday the high in new york city is 54. the low in new york city 54. somebody hacked into the personal information of millions of taxpayers in south carolina. millions of them according to state officials. they say whoever did it used an international computer address to attack the state department of revenue and that exposed about 3 and a half million tax returns and uncovered nearly 400,000 credit and debit card numbers. officials say anybody who filed a state tax return going back to 1998 could be at risk. again, south carolina. the governor says the state will pay for a year of identity protection for all of those affected. >> both presidential campaigns spending quite a bit of time and a lot of money going after women voters. especially this the crucial swing states like ohio. analysts say they could decide who wins in a couple of weeks. recent polls show governor romney has erased the president's once double digit lead among women. mike tobin in columbus, ohio tonight. hey, mike. >> hey, shep. we see democrats here playing hard on their notion th
on monday the high in new york city is 54. the low in new york city 54. somebody hacked into the personal information of millions of taxpayers in south carolina. millions of them according to state officials. they say whoever did it used an international computer address to attack the state department of revenue and that exposed about 3 and a half million tax returns and uncovered nearly 400,000 credit and debit card numbers. officials say anybody who filed a state tax return going back to 1998...
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. >> new york city has come to a standstill. officials have shut down public transport, schools, and the stock exchange. >> the national hurricane service says the storm and is gaining strength as it turns toward the coast. >> in norfolk, va., hurricane sandy is hitting the coast with strong winds and heavy rains. some areas are already under water. even though the full force of the storming is yet to come. in ocean city, md., the first signs of the approaching storm can also be felt. authorities have closed the city's beach. >> this is a big one. it is supposed to be huge. everybody is supposed to evacuate from 17th street down. >> this is almost a ghost town. the residents have either left or barricaded themselves inside their homes. only a couple of daring beachgoers remain. >> [no audio] >> further north, in new york, preparations have been underway for days. people in low-lying areas are bracing themselves for flooding. at this long beach hospital, several buildings are being evacuated. almost 400,000 people have been force
. >> new york city has come to a standstill. officials have shut down public transport, schools, and the stock exchange. >> the national hurricane service says the storm and is gaining strength as it turns toward the coast. >> in norfolk, va., hurricane sandy is hitting the coast with strong winds and heavy rains. some areas are already under water. even though the full force of the storming is yet to come. in ocean city, md., the first signs of the approaching storm can also...
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here in new york city. a beast of a storm rumbling up the east coast right now effectively bringing life to a stand still. good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." hurricane sandy, a massive category 1 storm on a collision course with two other storms. expected to hook west of it taking aim at the northeast coast leaving tense of millions of people hours to prepare. the entire new york city transit system is shut down. schools closed along with those in baltimore, boston, washington, d.c. thousands have canceled flights and commuter trains going nowhere. there's eight days until the presidential election. president obama and mitt romney being forced to change plans as the storm approaches. more on that in just a moment. first, lets ae go right to bill karins for the very latest on this hurricane. bill . >>> good morning to you, willie. new update from the national hurricane center. there was zero good news spread by them. the storm has increased in intensity a little bit. now we're looking a
here in new york city. a beast of a storm rumbling up the east coast right now effectively bringing life to a stand still. good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." hurricane sandy, a massive category 1 storm on a collision course with two other storms. expected to hook west of it taking aim at the northeast coast leaving tense of millions of people hours to prepare. the entire new york city transit system is shut down. schools closed along with those in baltimore,...
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new york city has a new tourist attraction. this massive construction crane partially collapsed during the storm 750 feet in the air. >> it is still dangling above midtown manhattan. police have evacuated the entire city block underneath because of the safety hazard. >> reporter: city officials were watching it, too. it's not like they didn't see the potential for an accident like this happening. so just before sandy hit, they issued a mandatory stop work order on all construction sites in the city and they did surprise inspections, including one of this site on friday. now this construction site since it started had had 110 complaints. 21 of those this year alone. seven of those involving the crane. the last one, a violation actually resulted in a stop work order that was corrected by the general contractor. those were all fixed, and the crane itself was inspected friday. that was just three days before the boom snapped. when the crane folded, the winds were up to 90 to 100 miles per hour. so what was a tower crane doing still
new york city has a new tourist attraction. this massive construction crane partially collapsed during the storm 750 feet in the air. >> it is still dangling above midtown manhattan. police have evacuated the entire city block underneath because of the safety hazard. >> reporter: city officials were watching it, too. it's not like they didn't see the potential for an accident like this happening. so just before sandy hit, they issued a mandatory stop work order on all construction...
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particularly in the new york city area. some areas will take it worse when it comes to rain and wind. now, we have reports of a crane collapse in midtown manhattan. the city mail to this storm is coming a prepared to the extent that it could. but things like this can happen. even in the best of circumstances. we have not received any reports of injuries on the ground or elsewhere. we will continue to monitor our local reporting for an update on that. we want to get to janus. janus, he said the wind is one of the main danger is. >> yes, around 54 miles an hour. we heard that the area was secure in this region. obviously, that's not the case as we look at this partially collapsed crane. hopefully people are in their homes. this is the type of scenario that we might be dealing with when we get this situation. megyn: i can see plenty of people walking up 47th street. there goes the fire truck. people are walking around. megyn: you know, we try so hard as meteorologists to make sure that people heed the warnings. nobody should b
particularly in the new york city area. some areas will take it worse when it comes to rain and wind. now, we have reports of a crane collapse in midtown manhattan. the city mail to this storm is coming a prepared to the extent that it could. but things like this can happen. even in the best of circumstances. we have not received any reports of injuries on the ground or elsewhere. we will continue to monitor our local reporting for an update on that. we want to get to janus. janus, he said the...
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i'm just talking about new york city. who knows how long it's going to be for power to be restored in areas of connecticut and new jersey to have a lot of trees. >> all right, bill, we'll be back with you. thank you so much. i know you've been working through the night since the last time we saw you yesterday. >> great job, bill. >> bill karins. >> to mike's point about the firefighters too. if you were watching live television last night at 11:30 at night or so, you can see live on television, as you said, mika. nurses bring these babies out cradling them, running through the rain, getting into ambulances, ambulances that had lined up down first avenue from other hospitals so they could come rescue. you would see firefighters running in to a building in chelsea whose facade at come off completely leaving it look like a doll house. the front of a building comes off, firefighters within five seconds turn and run into the building. we have incredible people serving us and we're very lucky in new york city. >> aren't they un
i'm just talking about new york city. who knows how long it's going to be for power to be restored in areas of connecticut and new jersey to have a lot of trees. >> all right, bill, we'll be back with you. thank you so much. i know you've been working through the night since the last time we saw you yesterday. >> great job, bill. >> bill karins. >> to mike's point about the firefighters too. if you were watching live television last night at 11:30 at night or so, you can...
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and 500 miles from new york city. the forecast is for it to do something like that and then like that. but the cone is still here and here. we always have to talk about the cone. nothing is in stone until it makes landfall. it is raining in annapolis, d.c. and bowie. all the areas here in eastern north carolina. the storm anywhere from about long branch all the way down to the border between the delmarva there that's delaware and to virginia. and the cone gets smaller. notice how small the cone is when it is very close to where it is. and the cone gets bigger as it moves away. and the problem, another problem is there's another low pressure system swinging in from the southwest here that will grab this thing and spin it around. it will almost stall it for a couple of days. it moves it a little bit from here to here, but if you think about rain and this shield, and it rains for 48 hours there, we are going to get flooding. we are also going to keep the wind going 50 or 60 miles per hour. and then you're going to see th
and 500 miles from new york city. the forecast is for it to do something like that and then like that. but the cone is still here and here. we always have to talk about the cone. nothing is in stone until it makes landfall. it is raining in annapolis, d.c. and bowie. all the areas here in eastern north carolina. the storm anywhere from about long branch all the way down to the border between the delmarva there that's delaware and to virginia. and the cone gets smaller. notice how small the cone...
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"outfront" tonight, i am live in new york city. a part of the city that has been evacuated. new york city is under siege right now from sandy -- a little hard here, even to talk, as you can tell. let's get to chad myers in atlanta. i know it's been downgraded, but right here, it feels like it's stronger by the -- >> it's just a different name. it's not so much that it got downgraded. it is just no longer tropical in nature, which means it's colder than it is warmer. and you will feel that. you will feel that cold air wrap in. we've had reports of sleet all over the eastern united states today as that cold air has been wrapping in. the wind blowing down and the rain drops on the way down to the ground turning into small, little sleet pellets. the reason why you are getting more wind right now is because the wind field is coming around to you, blowing that water into the battery. this is going to be an issue for you, it's right where you are at battery park city will begin to flood. at least another couple of feet from where you are now because there are hours, hours, erin, of
"outfront" tonight, i am live in new york city. a part of the city that has been evacuated. new york city is under siege right now from sandy -- a little hard here, even to talk, as you can tell. let's get to chad myers in atlanta. i know it's been downgraded, but right here, it feels like it's stronger by the -- >> it's just a different name. it's not so much that it got downgraded. it is just no longer tropical in nature, which means it's colder than it is warmer. and you will...
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in new york city. people are walking. everywhere. the cabs are jammed full. if you like to see new yorkers unhappy and dirty and smelly you might like lower manhattan where last night it seemed like everyone went to the upper east side to have food or visit friends. a common joke is it is the first time lower manhattans folks have visited their friends on the upper east side where they have electricity and food. you can tell the difference between the east side folks and the downtown folks by the way they feel. tough going in the big city. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate. [ cell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass.
in new york city. people are walking. everywhere. the cabs are jammed full. if you like to see new yorkers unhappy and dirty and smelly you might like lower manhattan where last night it seemed like everyone went to the upper east side to have food or visit friends. a common joke is it is the first time lower manhattans folks have visited their friends on the upper east side where they have electricity and food. you can tell the difference between the east side folks and the downtown folks by...
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we're not just talking about new york city. we have to consider the interior buffalo, syracuse, albany, those major cities as well. >> well, we've got two major concerns. one is the surge from the storm which is going to cause extensive flooding. in the new york city area, all of long island and other spots as you -- westchester and other spots that don't normally flood. the second concern is with the sustained high winds. we are very concerned about losing power in significant parts of the state. we are not hearing the things from the weather service. they are very concerned about widespread power outages and extended periods of time when this power could be -- >> you make a great point about the high winds and also the fact that this storm system when it comes on could be a slow-mover, the duration of the high winds. the new york city transit system has taken great precautions, already announcing how it's going to be shutting down in roughly a little more than an hour and a half from now, 7:00 p.m. eastern. the specific conce
we're not just talking about new york city. we have to consider the interior buffalo, syracuse, albany, those major cities as well. >> well, we've got two major concerns. one is the surge from the storm which is going to cause extensive flooding. in the new york city area, all of long island and other spots as you -- westchester and other spots that don't normally flood. the second concern is with the sustained high winds. we are very concerned about losing power in significant parts of...
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here in new york city. this dramatic explosion caught on tape. plunging an entire neighborhood into darkness. so many questions this morning about, now the aftermath of sandy, going to be the discussion for days. of course, we begin a few miles away in lower manhattan, home to the nation's financial center, of course, that's the explosion we mentioned a second ago that caused power outages. in that part of the city. dramatic footage there. on top of that -- the water was the part of the story, a wall of it 14 feet high came over the sea wall right into the streets of this city. >> abc's juju chang is there this morning and joins us with the latest. juju? >> reporter: storm surges of up to 11 feet have been battering the southern tip of this island. streets and avenues turning to rivers as the water surrounding manhattan poured over sea walls in the full moon high tide. we were with new york governor andrew cuomo as he watched the water surge at the mouth of one tunnel at the height of the storm. what is your biggest concern at this hour? >> the -
here in new york city. this dramatic explosion caught on tape. plunging an entire neighborhood into darkness. so many questions this morning about, now the aftermath of sandy, going to be the discussion for days. of course, we begin a few miles away in lower manhattan, home to the nation's financial center, of course, that's the explosion we mentioned a second ago that caused power outages. in that part of the city. dramatic footage there. on top of that -- the water was the part of the story,...
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in new york city, 670,000 customers without power. it is the biggest outage in new york city history. according to con ed. and that they say at least four days, there were certain areas that was intentionally shut down because of the sea water. four days for them. at least seven days for people who have power lines down. the overhead power lines. seven days for repairs there. lots of damage. lots of inconvenience. and, of course, tragically some deaths as well. >> we're also, i'm being told we now have a chunk of tape from earlier today. this is some of what we saw in connecticut. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes the wind has been unbelievable. this house, hours ago, was in fine shape. but the waves have just been relentless. just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheered away. unbelievable. winds have been out of the north. power's out all over the peninsula. not expecting much improvements over the next several hours. my, goodness. the wind has jus
in new york city, 670,000 customers without power. it is the biggest outage in new york city history. according to con ed. and that they say at least four days, there were certain areas that was intentionally shut down because of the sea water. four days for them. at least seven days for people who have power lines down. the overhead power lines. seven days for repairs there. lots of damage. lots of inconvenience. and, of course, tragically some deaths as well. >> we're also, i'm being...
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new york city topped the list. arlington, virginia, in second place. halloween costumes in the office. is that they do or don't? more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. 4:37 60 degrees. >> you will need an umbrella and some patients if you are using metro this weekend. >> its friday morning. we want to check in with jummy olabanji. >> a suspicious death in leesburg. >> they say just before 1:00 this morning they received phone calls from family members because victim's family members had not seen her in several days. police got to an apartment located in the 800 block of edward's ferry rd. they found the body of a hispanic female in her early 20s inside the apartment. police have not released identity. police believe it is an isolated incident and that there's no threat to the greater community. we have a crew headed to leesburg right now. as soon as we get more information, we will update you later in the newscast. back to you. >> thank you. we want to check in with jacqui jeras. all the talk about storms on the
new york city topped the list. arlington, virginia, in second place. halloween costumes in the office. is that they do or don't? more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. 4:37 60 degrees. >> you will need an umbrella and some patients if you are using metro this weekend. >> its friday morning. we want to check in with jummy olabanji. >> a suspicious death in leesburg. >> they say just before 1:00 this morning they received...